Houthis enter Iran war while US Marines arrive in region.The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis yesterday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, as additional US forces reached the Middle East.
Washington has dispatched thousands of Marines to the Middle East in the month-old war. The first of two contingents arrived on Friday on an amphibious assault ship, the US military said yesterday. The Washington Post reported that US officials said the Pentagon was preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, possibly involving raids by... Read More
Gulf states tell U.S. ending the war is not enough, Iran’s capabilities must be degraded –
DUBAI – Gulf Arab states are telling the U.S. that any deal with Tehran should do more than end the war, and must permanently curb Iran’s missile and drone capabilities and ensure global energy supplies are never again “weaponized,” four Gulf sources said.U.S. President Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the... Read More
Saudi pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz hits 7-million-barrel goal-
Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter. Saudi Arabia has rolled out the contingency plan to boost exports through the pipeline to the Red Sea, as the effective closure of... Read More
French police thwart a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris .
French police have thwarted a suspected bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, authorities said Saturday. One suspect was detained and another escaped. The national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office, or PNAT, told The Associated Press that it has opened an investigation into alleged terrorism-related offenses. The suspected offenses include attempted damage by fire... Read More
Israel army says struck Iran complex producing naval weapons.
The Israeli military said Saturday it had struck an industrial complex in Tehran used for the research and development of naval weapons. “The IDF struck the headquarters of the Iranian terrorist regime’s Marine Industries Organization,” the military said, adding the strike was part of a wave of attacks conducted overnight from Friday to Saturday. “This... Read More
Pakistan is experiencing a flurry of diplomatic activity-
Pakistan is set to host the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt from March 29 to 30 for in-depth discussions on key regional and global issues, including efforts to ease tensions amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran. Islamabad has emerged as a key facilitator between Iran and the United States as their... Read More
Pakistan is set to host the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Egypt from March 29 to 30 for in-depth discussions on key regional and global issues, including efforts to ease tensions amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
Islamabad has emerged as a key facilitator between Iran and the United States as their war drags on, serving as an intermediary for messages between the two sides. The Foreign Office (FO), in a statement on Saturday, said that the visit comes at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Saudi... Read More
Select milk products sold through the Farmers, Natrel and Québon brands are being recalled due to a “possible presence of pieces of glass.”
The recalls were initially triggered by Agropur, Canada’s largest dairy co-operative, on Wednesday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently conducting a “food safety investigation.” The CFIA is also “verifying that industry is removing recalled products from the marketplace.” The affected products include:
WIGGINS Miss, Five people were killed when a train and van collided in rural Mississippi, authorities said Friday-
All five killed were in the van, Stone County Coroner Wayne Flurry said. The lone surviving van passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was flown to a hospital, Flurry said. No one aboard the train was reported injured. The crash occurred when a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train collided with a vehicle in a crossing, the... Read More
Houthi official: ‘Closing Bab el-Mandeb Strait among our options’Houthi official: ‘
Closing Bab el-Mandeb Strait among our options’Mohammed Mansour, a senior official in the Houthis’ media office, threatened that closing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is “among the options” for the terror organization’s operations. In an interview with the Qatari Al-Araby channel, he said: “We are coordinating with our brothers in the Axis of Resistance regarding our... Read More